Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.

You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.

No one disputes that seeming order can come out of the application of simple rules. But who wrote the rules?

Naturally, one does not normally discuss plans to commit murder with the intended victim.

It is either coincidence piled on top of coincidence," said Hollus, "or it is deliberate design.

Honor does not have to be defended.

That natural selection can produce changes within a type is disputed by no one, not even the staunchest creationist. But that it can transform one species into another — that, in fact, has never been observed.